Fortinet FortiWeb Unauthorized user is granted access to the Reports available in the Log & Report section (FG-IR-21-138)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 209727

Synopsis

Fortinet Firewall is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The version of FortiWeb installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FG-IR-21-138 advisory.

- An improper access control vulnerability [CWE-284] in FortiWeb versions 6.4.1 and below and 6.3.15 and below in the Report Browse section of Log & Report may allow an unauthorized and unauthenticated user to access the Log reports via their URLs. (CVE-2021-41013)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Please upgrade to FortiWeb version 6.3.16/6.4.2/7.0.0 or later.

See Also

https://www.fortiguard.com/psirt/FG-IR-21-138

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 209727

File Name: fortiweb_FG-IR-21-138.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: Firewalls

Published: 10/26/2024

Updated: 10/29/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-41013

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:fortinet:fortiweb

Required KB Items: Host/Fortigate/model, Host/Fortigate/version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/7/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-41013